The average availability of power has increased from 12 hours in 2015 to 20.6 hours in rural areas and 23.8 hours in urban areas, according to a release by the Union Ministry of Power. The government has added 1,94,394 MW of electricity generation capacity in the past nine years, as per the release.
Energy generation capacity in India
The present energy generation capacity now sums up to 4,26,132 MW. About 9,943 MW capacity has been added in 2023-24, of which 1,674 MW is fossil fuels based, while 8,269 MW is non-fossil fuel sources. About 7,659 MW of renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) was added, consisting of 5,531 MW solar, 1931 MW wind, 34MW biomass, 42MW small hydro and 30MW of Large Hydro Generation capacity.
